worming
English
Verb
worming
Noun
worming (countable and uncountable, plural wormings)
- The act by which an animal is wormed.
- 2001, Kristine Kraeuter, Training Your Beagle (page 15)
- […] you will need to spend a lot more time training and socializing your Beagle, and must endure the sometimes difficult stages of teething, chewing, adolescent exuberance, and frequent veterinarian visits for vaccinations and wormings.
- 2001, Kristine Kraeuter, Training Your Beagle (page 15)
- (weaving) The tendency of certain yarn or thread to bunch up after being woven.
- 2010, Dora Ohrenstein, Creating Crochet Fabric: Experimenting with Hook, Yarn & Stitch:
- I think the smaller hook gave better results, with the larger leading to the unappetizing "worming" of chenille.
- 2011, Clara Parkes, The Knitter's Book of Yarn:
- The other thing you can do is stick with yarns that don't have a reputation for worming.